The Circumcision
Giovanni Bellini · Italian
Date: 1511
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (67.9 x 102.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Themes: Circumcision, Jesus, Joseph, Men, Virgin Mary, Women
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
1511 – 1511
Largest dimension
102.9 cm
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